Architectural drawings in SE9

Which postcode districts around SE9 do we cover for drawing package work?

Every SE9 postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. SE9 fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not drawing package estimates.

Which SE9 neighbourhoods suit a drawing package best?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few SE9 streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.

• Inside SE9: Eltham (SE9) — drawing package work in Eltham means 1930s semi-detached, post-war flats. Eltham is 1930s semi-detached, Tudor fragments. Greenwich Council decides the Eltham application, and Eltham Palace anchors the Eltham location plan.
• Inside SE9: New Eltham (SE9) — a drawing package in New Eltham starts from 1930s semi-detached, and New Eltham reads as 1930s semi-detached. in SE9. Greenwich Council assesses New Eltham architectural drawings against its own New Eltham character guidance, and the location plan we draw for New Eltham references New Eltham station.
• Bordering SE9: Greenwich (SE10) — Georgian World Heritage centre defines Greenwich, where georgian terraces, listed buildings set what a drawing package can do. Any Greenwich drawing package is validated by Greenwich Council, with Royal Observatory the usual Greenwich reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering SE9: Charlton (SE7) — a drawing package in Charlton starts from victorian villas, 1930s semi-detached, and Charlton reads as Victorian villas, 1930s semi-detached. in SE7. Greenwich Council assesses Charlton architectural drawings against its own Charlton character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Charlton references Charlton House.
• Bordering SE9: Woolwich (SE18) — drawing package work in Woolwich means georgian fragments, post-war estates, new-build. Woolwich is Georgian arsenal heritage, riverside regen. Greenwich Council decides the Woolwich application, and Royal Arsenal anchors the Woolwich location plan.
• Bordering SE9: Blackheath (Greenwich) (SE3) — drawing package work in Blackheath (Greenwich) means georgian villas, victorian terraces. Blackheath (Greenwich) is Georgian villas around the heath. Greenwich Council decides the Blackheath (Greenwich) application, and Blackheath Common anchors the Blackheath (Greenwich) location plan.
• Bordering SE9: Thamesmead (SE28) — a drawing package in Thamesmead starts from post-war estates, new-build, and Thamesmead reads as post-war estate, Brutalist origins, regen. in SE28. Greenwich Council assesses Thamesmead architectural drawings against its own Thamesmead character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Thamesmead references Thamesmead Town Centre.
• Bordering SE9: Kidbrooke (SE3) — drawing package work in Kidbrooke means new-build, post-war fragments. Kidbrooke is regenerated quarter, new-build estate. Greenwich Council decides the Kidbrooke application, and Kidbrooke Village anchors the Kidbrooke location plan.
• Bordering SE9: Bromley (BR1, BR2) — a drawing package in Bromley starts from victorian terraces, edwardian villas, post-war flats, and Bromley reads as Victorian and Edwardian centre. in BR1. Bromley Council assesses Bromley architectural drawings against its own Bromley character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Bromley references Bromley High Street.
• Bordering SE9: Beckenham (BR3) — Edwardian villas, 1930s semi-detached defines Beckenham, where edwardian villas, 1930s semi-detached set what a drawing package can do. Any Beckenham drawing package is validated by Bromley Council, with Beckenham Junction the usual Beckenham reference point on the site plan.

Does SE9 planning policy restrict a drawing package?

How designation changes a SE9 (Eltham / Mottingham) drawing package: Greenwich Council maintains 20 conservation areas, including Eltham Park, Greenwich Town Centre (World Heritage Site), Blackheath. Inside any of them a SE9 (Eltham / Mottingham) drawing package cannot rely on permitted development, and the route becomes a £548 householder application determined in 8 weeks rather than a £249 prior approval in 6 weeks. Charlton sets the tone for SE9 (Eltham / Mottingham) casework.

Article 4 and your SE9 (Eltham / Mottingham) drawing package: Greenwich Council has made no borough-wide direction, so permitted development for a drawing package in SE9 (Eltham / Mottingham) generally survives outside SE9 (Eltham / Mottingham) conservation areas and listed curtilages. A Lawful Development Certificate at £274 is how a SE9 owner records that a drawing package was lawful.

SE9 (Eltham / Mottingham) housing stock: Georgian in Greenwich town centre; Victorian terraces in East Greenwich, Charlton; inter-war semi-detached in Eltham; new-build along the riverside. World Heritage Site status in Greenwich town centre adds heritage weight; outer borough areas (Eltham, Thamesmead) generally permissive. Read that before choosing a drawing package route in SE9 (Eltham / Mottingham) — construction, not postcode, sets what is achievable. Greenwich Council charges £548 for a householder application and has 8 weeks to determine it.

How designation changes a SE9 (Eltham / Mottingham) drawing package: Bromley Council maintains 48 conservation areas, including Chislehurst, Beckenham, Keston. Inside any of them a SE9 (Eltham / Mottingham) drawing package cannot rely on permitted development, and the route becomes a £548 householder application determined in 8 weeks rather than a £249 prior approval in 6 weeks. Bickley sets the tone for SE9 (Eltham / Mottingham) casework.

Article 4 and your SE9 (Eltham / Mottingham) drawing package: Bromley Council has made no borough-wide direction, so permitted development for a drawing package in SE9 (Eltham / Mottingham) generally survives outside SE9 (Eltham / Mottingham) conservation areas and listed curtilages. A Lawful Development Certificate at £274 is how a SE9 owner records that a drawing package was lawful.

SE9 (Eltham / Mottingham) housing stock: Large 1930s detached and semi-detached in Chislehurst and Bickley; Edwardian in Beckenham; Victorian in Bromley town; Metropolitan Green Belt covers significant rural-fringe land. Largest London borough by area; substantial Green Belt; conservation areas in most town centres; generally permissive elsewhere. Read that before choosing a drawing package route in SE9 (Eltham / Mottingham) — construction, not postcode, sets what is achievable. Bromley Council charges £548 for a householder application and has 8 weeks to determine it.

Which neighbouring authorities border SE9?

• Lewisham — adjoining SE9 (Eltham / Mottingham), with 30 conservation areas centred on SE3. A drawing package on the far side of the SE9 (Eltham / Mottingham) line is determined by Lewisham Council, so the SE9 (Eltham / Mottingham) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Lewisham guidance before it is issued.
• Bexley — cross the SE9 (Eltham / Mottingham) boundary and Bexley Council takes the drawing package instead, applying 16 conservation areas of its own around DA1. We re-price architectural drawings at the SE9 (Eltham / Mottingham) edge because Bexley policy and Greenwich policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
• Bromley — the Bromley boundary runs against Greenwich, so a drawing package a street from SE9 (Eltham / Mottingham) is decided by Bromley Council instead. Bromley runs 48 conservation areas across BR1 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for SE9 (Eltham / Mottingham) are re-checked against Bromley policy whenever the SE9 (Eltham / Mottingham) address sits on that edge.
• Newham — the Newham boundary runs against Greenwich, so a drawing package a street from SE9 (Eltham / Mottingham) is decided by Newham Council instead. Newham runs 10 conservation areas across E6 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for SE9 (Eltham / Mottingham) are re-checked against Newham policy whenever the SE9 (Eltham / Mottingham) address sits on that edge.
• Greenwich — adjoining SE9 (Eltham / Mottingham), with 20 conservation areas centred on SE3. A drawing package on the far side of the SE9 (Eltham / Mottingham) line is determined by Greenwich Council, so the SE9 (Eltham / Mottingham) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Greenwich guidance before it is issued.
• Croydon — adjoining SE9 (Eltham / Mottingham), with 24 conservation areas centred on CR0. A drawing package on the far side of the SE9 (Eltham / Mottingham) line is determined by Croydon Council, so the SE9 (Eltham / Mottingham) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Croydon guidance before it is issued.

Sources for this SE9 drawing package page: borough policies maps and conservation-area registers (2025–26), Royal Mail postcode district boundaries, the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications) (England) Regulations, the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 as amended, and the Party Wall etc. Act 1996.